Neural Coding, Computation and Dynamics (NCCD)

August 30 - September 2, 2015

Bilbao, Spain

This is the second in a series of meetings focusing on topics in
theoretical and experimental neuroscience. This year the focus will be
on the interplay between excitation (E) and inhibition (I) in cortical
circuits. The balance between E and I, an idea proposed twenty years
ago to account for the stochastic nature of cortical activity, has
been seminal in the understanding of some basic principles of neural
network dynamics. We are seeking talks that, building on this
paradigm, present recent findings on topics such as neuronal
variability and stochastic dynamics, the role of the different
subtypes of interneurons, plasticity and structure in EI networks,
brain state and network dynamics, etc.

As with the first NCCD, our goal is to foster the strong interactions we
believe are so important for this field. So the meeting will be small (~70
people). About half the talks will be invited and half contributed, and there
will be poster sessions on two of the nights. Time for informal discussion
will be emphasised during breaks and at mealtimes — with breakfast, lunch
and dinner at the conference hotel being included in the cost of registration.

Important dates:
May 15: Abstracts due
June 4: Registration due

Preliminary schedule
Starts: August 30, 6 pm
Ends: September 2, 3 pm

Invited speakers (all confirmed)

Dean Buonomano, University of California at Los Angeles

Jess Cardin, Yale

Sophie Deneve, ENS

Brent Doiron, University of Pittsburgh

Andrea Hasenstaub, UCSF

Mike Hausser, UCL

Carl Petersen, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Karel Svoboda, Janelia Farm

Tim Vogels, Oxford

Fred Wolf, University of Gottingen

Travel grants
Thanks to very generous grants from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the
Wellcome Trust, we will have a limited number of travel grants (20-25) for
students and postdocs. Click here to apply.